Read the full judgment text of CACC 61/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 April 2023 before Poon CJHC, Pang JA, Anthea Pang JA.
Criminal law – national security – sentencing – NSL – certificate for appeal – great and general importance – construction of NSL 21 and 33 – fixed term imprisonment – mitigating factors – application out of time – delay excusable – certificate granted – points of law reformulated – whether minimum sentence of five years is mandatory – whether conditions in NSL 33(1) are exhaustive – first appeal on NSL sentencing regime – application disposed on paper without oral hearing.
Legal issues: Application for certificate under s.32(2) Cap 484
Outcome: Certificate granted on two points of law under section 32(2) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance.
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